Look through the postgresql log. It will tell you what's going wrong.
On Wed, Jan 14, 2004 at 05:49:57PM -0500, danfisher@bwkip.com wrote:
> I have deleted the pid and restarted the postgresql and it is starting
> fine. It just appears to not be accepting connections. I had to rebuild
> the server the last time this happened. Starting to be a pain.
>
> Anyone have ideas?
>
> -Dan
>
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> > Sounds like you just need to delete /usr/local/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid
> > or /var/lib/pgsql/data/postmaster.pid and exectute service postgresql
> > start.
> >
> > J
> >
> >
> >
> > danfisher@bwkip.com wrote:
> >
> >>After a powerfailure of 10hours I have got my database server back up
> >> and the phpBB2 that a site uses is not working. Here is the error.
> >>
> >>Warning: pg_connect() unable to connect to PostgreSQL server: could not
> >> connect to server: Connection refused Is the server running on host
> >> database.lhasi.org and accepting TCP/IP connections on port 5432? in
> >> /var/www/html/dealingwithcrohns/phpBB2/db/postgres7.php on line 79
> >> phpBB : Critical Error
> >>
> >>Could not connect to the database
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>The machine is a RH9 box with the latest postgres running from redhat
> >> update.
> >>
> >>I have webmin on the machine which shows the databases there but i keep
> >> getting this error
> >>
> >>
> >>The machine didn't come up with any errors or bad blocks with the auto
> >> fsck so i am confused.
> >>
> >>Can anyone help?
> >>
> >>-Dan
> >>I am patient...its the other guys you gotta blame ;)
> >>
> >>
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